Word · Frequency #11627
busily
忙碌地
in a busy manner
- 1.
In a busy manner; actively.
忙碌地；积极地
忙碌地；积极地
In use
She was busily preparing dinner when the phone rang.
The workers were busily loading boxes onto the truck.
He busily checked his messages while waiting for the train.
busily doing sth
busily 后接动词的 -ing 形式，强调“忙着做某事”的状态。
She was busily preparing the evening meal.
她正忙着准备晚餐。
be busily engaged in sth
be engaged in 后接名词或动名词，busily 修饰整个表语结构，表示“投入地忙于”。
The researchers were busily engaged in the experiment.
研究人员正忙着做实验。
busily + verb
busily 常直接放在谓语动词前，表示动作进行得匆忙而专注。
He busily typed the report before the deadline.
他在截止日期前忙着打报告。
Common mistakes
She is busily.She is busy.
busily 是副词，不能放在系动词 is 后面作表语；表示“她很忙”时应用形容词 busy。
He is a busily worker.He is a busy worker.
busily 是副词，不能用来修饰名词作定语；修饰名词 worker 要用形容词 busy。
Connections
Collocations
- busily engaged
- 忙于（做某事）
- The children were busily engaged in building a sandcastle.孩子们正忙于堆沙堡。
- busily writing
- 埋头写
- She was busily writing in her journal.她正埋头写日记。
- busily preparing
- 忙着准备
- The chef was busily preparing the evening meal.厨师正忙着准备晚餐。
- busily decorating
- 忙着装饰
- They were busily decorating the room for the birthday party.他们正忙着装饰房间，准备生日聚会。
- busily collecting
- 忙着采集
- The children were busily collecting shells on the beach.孩子们在海滩上忙着捡贝壳。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：busy(忙碌)加上ly变成busily，想象一个人忙得团团转的样子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述、书面写作 busily 是中性副词，通常用来描述忙碌地进行某动作，口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或随意倾向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 busily /ˈbɪzɪli/ 真正押韵的是 dizzily /ˈdɪzɪli/（重读元音 /ɪ/ 及后续 /zɪli/ 相同）。happily、easily、heavily、merrily、readily 虽也以 -ily 结尾，但重读元音分别为 /æ/、/iː/、/ɛ/、/ɛ/、/ɛ/，读音并不相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.